Going South "Why Britain Will Have a Third World Economy by 2014"

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ISBN:9780230392540
Editorial: Palgrave
Fecha de la edición:2012
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Nº Pág.:400
Idiomas:Ingles

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/ Estructura Económica

A provocative look at how and why Britain has fallen into decline from being a superpower in 1914 to being a third world economy in 2014 by two of Britain's leading Economists journalists With a second recession looming, Britain is facing a moment of truth. Going South examines how the leader of the Industrial Revolution came to exhibit the features of a "developing country." The symptoms of this vertiginous plunge in the world's rankings are already starkly apparent: a chronic balance of payment deficit, a looming shortage of energy and food, a dysfunctional labor market, volatility in economic growth, and a painful vulnerability to external events. And if these are the big indicators of imminent relegation to the Third World, many smaller ones are too numerous to fully catalogue. So stark is the evidence that it is our contention that Britain's looming relegation is not in doubt. The names change with intellectual fashion - the developing world, the Third World, less-developed countries, "emerging markets," or simply the Global South. But the destination is the same. Britain is going south - rapidly.Assuming that Britain faces up to its plight, there is no easy model for the redevelopment of the national economy. Whichever path is taken will be a hard one. The age of the quick fixes is over.

Introduction: Decline and Fall June 1914: A Snapshot June 2014: Lagos-on-Thames Welcome to the Beautiful South A Century of Failure Win Some, Lose Some Into Free Fall: The No-Strategy Strategy The Great Reckoning Hanging on in There Desperately Seeking Sweden After the Illusions